181 arrested for MCO-related offences

181 arrested for MCO-related offences

Most offences were related to activities at nightclubs and pubs.

Senior minister for security Ismail Sabri said 93 people were issued compound fines, 80 remanded and eight granted bail. (Bernama pic)
PETALING JAYA:
A total of 181 people were arrested by the police yesterday over movement control order-related offences, senior minister for security Ismail Sabri Yaakob said.

In a statement, Ismail said 93 were issued compound fines, 80 remanded and eight granted bail.

He said most of the offences were for taking part in activities at nightclubs and pubs (106).

Among the other offences were participating in activities which made physical distancing difficult (35) and failing to provide materials for contact tracing registration (24).

Meanwhile, 3,486 compliance task force teams were deployed to conduct checks on 45,020 places of worship, supermarkets, restaurants, hawker stalls, factories, banks, government offices, as well as land, water and air transport terminals.

The authorities also detained 59 undocumented migrants and confiscated five vehicles and four boats as part of the ongoing Op Benteng campaign.

Regarding the mandatory home quarantine, Ismail said 151,300 people who arrived through KLIA were screened for Covid-19 from July 24 to March 22 and were placed under quarantine.

Some 1,104 tested positive and were sent to hospital for treatment, while 143,095 have been allowed to return home.

A total of 7,101 are undergoing mandatory quarantine.

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